Frontier Wars, Cotton, Cattle, Railroads, Galveston Storm, Oil

In 1867 the U.S. government signed three treaties at _____ with five Native American groups in hopes of bringing peace on the plains.

• Cheyenne Mountain

• Fort Concho

• Fort Griffin

• Medicine Lodge Creek

Who was Quanah Parker?

• Comanche chief who refused to go to the reservations

• known as the orator of the plains

• Kiowa leader who refused to go to the reservation

What successful tactic did the U.S government come up with to defeat the Native Americans?

• slaughtering their main food source, the buffalo

• forcing them to move on to reservations

• slaughtering Native Americans

• none of the above

The battle of Palo Duro Canyon is considered an "end of an era". What is meant by this? Read & think about each choice carefully!

• It stopped a steady loss of land by Native Americans and returned them to their rightful homes.

• It was generally the end of the Plains Indian lifestyles. Most accepted defeat the followed soldiers to Oklahoma.

• It changed the northern boundaries of Texas for the final time.

• It was basically the end of ranching and farming in the Panhandle of Texas.

Which area of Texas experienced the most fighting between the U.S. Army and Native Americans [mostly the Comanche, the Kiowa, and the Apache]?

• The Panhandle

• East Texas

• Gulf Coast

• Rio Grande

___________________ were African American army units that served in the West.

• Union troops

• Buffalo soldiers

• Confederate troops

• Texas Rangers

How did the lifestyle of Native American tribes change after the Civil War?

• Tribes were moved to reservations

• Tribes moved west to find buffalo

• Tribes experienced drought and famine

• Tribes switched to farming after the buffalo disappeared

"I was the son of an American woman captured by the Comanches. I was the last Chief of the Comanches. I eventually assimilated into American culture and influenced other American Indians to do so."

• Prairie Flower

• The Raven

• Quanah Parker

• Peta Nocona

Who were the Buffalo Soldiers?

• A group of cavalry soldiers who were trained to ride on buffalo.

• African American soldiers serving in the military post-Civil War

• A term used for soldiers who had been given the task of preserving the buffalo

• A group of soldiers who had abandoned their posts and were being hunted by the US Army

The area beyond the limits of settlements is referred to as -

• Open Range

• The void

• Black hole

• Frontier